Typhoons in the Philippines

Recently the Philippines has just been hit by a very strong typhoon named “ondoy.” It was so strong that the cities of marikina and cainta were flooded. How did the government respond to this? It took them hours and hours before actual rescue operations took place. While people were on the top of their roofs already and screaming for their lives, the government officials were still busy figuring out how to save them. Is this the effect of a mismanaged government? – the inability to save the lives of its own people